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Ole H.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager at Rail-Flow GmbH
The client operates a SaaS platform for managing rail and intermodal transport (Rail-Flow Transport Management Platform).
For two of its customers, it was looking for a 3-month project management replacement. Both customers offer rail and intermodal transport services. Implementation progress differs: one customer is already live and wanted its Phase 2 enhancements implemented; the other customer is implementing its MVP and entering an intensive testing phase.
As part of the assignment, project management was taken over, including management of the internal development team (offshore Turkey).
- Took over complete project management for 2 customer projects, including the roles of Product Owner and Co-Scrum Master
- Managed agile implementation teams consisting of business analysts, implementation consultants, developers (offshore) and QA staff
- Ensured compliance with and further development of project governance
- Planning and rollout management: creation and maintenance of project and rollout plans as well as coordination of role assignments with the client’s management
- Requirements and change management: management of contractual requirements, bugs and changes
- Customer and project communication: organization and moderation of status meetings and steering committees
- Identification of project risks, initiation of countermeasures and escalation
- Ensured correct and timely invoicing for project services together with Finance
Methods: Scheduling (forward- and backward-based), including milestone planning, structured interviews, multi-project management (in English)
Tools / Technologies: Jira, Confluence / Atlas, Claude (Skills, Artifacts), MS Outlook
Thomas P.
Last position:
Product Owner & AI Automation Architect (B2B) at Ihre-Hygieneberatung
Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.
Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.
Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process
Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes
Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation
Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation
Michael H.
Last position:
Project Coordinator (Product Development + SaaS) at Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
As a project coordinator in development projects (consisting of software and hardware), I provide consulting support for creating recommendations for action and organizational frameworks in the areas of reporting, project scheduling, progress monitoring, resource allocation and results presentation.
- Technology stack: Teams, Azure DevOps, Android
- Keywords: Software, hardware, AI, MDM, Kanban, requirements specification, functional specification, SaaS, ergonomics, health, medical device
Sebastian P.
Last position:
Scrum Master & Agile Coach at HUK-Coburg
Goal: Coach a new agile team to implement and deliver the MVP of an AI-powered digital insurance service.
- Kicked off and coached a new cross-functional agile team as Scrum Master.
- Introduced a new Product Owner to the role with coaching, close collaboration and support with daily operations and backlog management in Jira.
- Facilitated the ideation, design and backlog creation process for the MVP, applying the appropriate tools and techniques (user journey mapping, impact mapping, story mapping, AI prototyping).
- Managed dependencies and impediments across multiple teams, resolving challenges rising from the use of both agile frameworks and traditional project management methodologies.
- Facilitated and supported planning and decision-making activities regarding the MVP delivery (roadmap creation, release planning, test management, translation of user feedback into product decisions)
- Continuously improved processes across multiple agile teams, closely collaborating with other Scrum Masters and cross-team roles (leads, architect, test manager).
- Designed and facilitated in-person and remote workshops as needed across multiple teams (agile practices, problem solving, process improvement, AI powered product development).
Jens O.
Last position:
Freelance Java Developer / DevOps Engineer at Unpublished defense company
- Extension of OSGi modules in a complex communication solution
- Debugging communication with Wireshark and remotely in the JENS test environment
- Migration of tests from TestNG to JUnit 5 with Mockito and AssertJ
- Updating vulnerable dependencies and improving code quality
- Changes to the Vaadin frontend
- Increasing test coverage
Andreas F.
Last position:
Project Manager & Portfolio Owner for Infrastructure (Automotive) at MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
- Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
- Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
- Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
- Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
- Coordination with clients and service providers
- Escalation management, schedule control
- On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers
Michael L.
Last position:
B2B Shop Development for Curtain Fabrics
- Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
- Plugin research and implementation, e.g. custom prices per customer
- Implementation of individual customizations
- Quality assurance
- Release management
- Collaboration with the marketing team
- Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Docker, Git
Milton B.
Last position:
Interim Project Manager at Amazon
- Developed and implemented comprehensive project plans for the rollout of various MHE systems (e.g., automated forklifts, conveyors) across Amazon’s network, including innovative packaging designs and material innovations.
- Set and coordinated daily milestones with both internal teams and external vendors.
- Ensured continuous alignment among warehouse operations, technical teams, and external partners through regular progress meetings, maintaining complete project transparency.
- Directed comprehensive activities including employee training led by the Learn team, performed detailed machine parts checklists to verify compliance, and monitored setup adherence to safety and operational standards.
- Implemented robust end-to-end testing protocols, monitored key performance indicators, and facilitated a seamless transition from project completion to regular operations with thorough documentation.
Natascha F.
Last position:
Senior iOS Developer - ANÜ at Stadtwerke München GmbH
- Development of an iOS app that combines public transport and sharing services
- Collaboration in Scrum within a large cross-functional team
- Creation of reusable components with SwiftUI and Combine
- Development of custom solutions for Apple Maps
Benjamin H.
Last position:
Deputy Product Owner/Rollout Manager at Spirit Experts GmbH für Diconium Strategy GmbH
- Acted as product owner for comprehensive change of Confluence permission structure
- Introduced agile routines within the team
- Identified team competencies and created user stories
- Collected and analyzed stakeholder requirements
- Translated business requirements into technical specifications
- Created and maintained requirements documentation
- Analyzed current state and defined goals collaboratively
- Identified and resolved blockers and impediments
- Coordinated with business and product owners
- Facilitated solutions and workarounds
- Established the roadmap and ensured timeline adherence
- Provided continuous reporting to the business owner
- Created a compliance-compliant project framework
- Built and maintained a compliant documentation framework
- Established and maintained a decision log
- Developed technical requirements with regulatory considerations
- Aligned with data security and legal department to set project principles
- Managed stakeholders at C-level and compliance responsibilities
- Developed video content and training materials
- Coordinated ITSM Atlassian Service Management inquiries
- Presented the project to diverse stakeholders in German and English
- Prepared, conducted, and followed up on open Q&A sessions in German and English
- Produced user-friendly instructional materials and interactive training documents
Bernd F.
Last position:
University Lecturer "Agile Project Management/Scrum" at IU International University
- Teaching theory and practice and building competencies for agile project management/SCRUM in the Winter semester 2025/26 module of the dual study program
Sascha W.
Last position:
Lead Product Owner CADKit at Ottobock SE
- Realignment and technical leadership of a CAD web platform for the global digitization of the prosthetics manufacturing process
- Translating the CPO's vision into a technical roadmap and leading an interdisciplinary team of developers, designers, and QA
- Implementing complex 3D interfaces using Vue.js and Three.js
- Global rollout of 8 scalable web apps, increasing production efficiency by 80%
Gwen G.
Last position:
Senior Ruby on Rails & DevOps Developer at Sapiens
Further development of a software solution for managing test requests and test notifications according to §106d SGB V for the Hamburg Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
- Developed numerous features, performance optimizations, refactoring, error analysis
- Refactored the dev container setup
- Optimized the GitLab CI build pipeline
- Contributed optimizations to the team workflow
Thomas T.
Last position:
Managing Partner & Interim Executive at STRATEGYMINDS
- Leading mandates for operational excellence and AI integration for mid-sized enterprises and tech scale-ups
- Mandate: Interim Country Lead & Turnaround at One World Products Inc. (USA/Colombia) 04/2024–07/2024
- Conducted a 30-day triage and replaced local management
- Renegotiated critical partner contracts and established transparent reporting structures
- Secured business continuity in under three months and executed a clean handoff to permanent management
- Mandate: Interim CDO / Product Lead at Neurologic.Digital (USA/Panama) since 01/2024
- Developed GTM strategy and AI product for SMEs under strict budget constraints
- Launched MVP in three months, acquired four paying B2B customers, sourced strategic reseller, and closed the seed funding round
- Mandate: Interim Product Manager / Transformation at Universidad LaSalle (Colombia) 01/2020–06/2020
- Rapidly set up a new business unit under extreme time pressure
- Launched a new product category at 17% lower cost than industry benchmarks, meeting all budget and timeline requirements
- Mandate: Interim CDO (Public Sector) at ICETEX (Financial Authority) (Bogota) 01/2020–06/2020
- Led digital transformation of a high-compliance, bureaucratic financial organization
- Reduced process complexity by 35% and managed stakeholder negotiations during public broadcasts
- Mandate: Interim Task Force Lead (Automotive R&D) at BMW Group / Toyota Cooperation (Germany) 09/2012–12/2012
- Assumed operational lead of the interface function and harmonized development standards
- Established rigorous communication protocols to eliminate cross-cultural friction and ensured on-time, on-budget delivery prior to SOP
Julian H.
Last position:
Working Student / Master's Thesis Student Software Development at Scale GmbH
- Tech-Stack: Python, Qt, tensorflow.js, plotly, Angular, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git
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Statistics of experts using Jira
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years (Germany: 19 years)
Position duration
1.9 years (Germany: 2.9 years)
Positions per freelancer
12 (Germany: 13)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Retail, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 90%)
Master's degree or higher
72% (Germany: 54%)
Doctorate
11% (Germany: 6%)
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Leipzig are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
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Explore rate insightsAverage rates of experts in Leipzig using Jira
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Jira experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (90%)
- Retail (52%)
- Automotive (43%)
- Banking and Finance (43%)
- Manufacturing (43%)
- Healthcare (38%)
- Professional Services (33%)
- Government and Administration (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Jira does
Jira is Atlassian’s work management and issue tracking software for planning, delivering and supporting digital products and business processes. Jira Software focuses on agile product work, while Jira Service Management supports service requests, incidents and internal support. Teams use projects, boards, backlogs, workflows and reports to make work visible from intake to completion.
Core capabilities
Jira can be shaped around the way a company plans and governs work. Specialists define issue types, fields, screens, permissions, queues, boards and workflow states without forcing every team into the same process. Common delivery work includes:
- Designing Scrum, Kanban and hybrid workflows
- Setting up roadmaps, backlogs and release views
- Creating dashboards, filters and service queues
- Automating transitions, notifications and approvals
Ecosystem and integrations
The Atlassian ecosystem is central to Jira projects. Experts connect Jira Software with Confluence for documentation, Bitbucket for source control, and Jira Service Management for support operations. They may also integrate identity providers, chat tools, test management, asset systems, data warehouses or custom applications through REST APIs, webhooks and marketplace apps.
When companies need help
Companies often bring in freelance Jira expertise during a new implementation, a process redesign or a migration from another work tracking tool. External support is also useful when multiple teams use inconsistent workflows, reporting has become unreliable, or automation and permissions need careful control. Leipzig companies can combine on-site workshops with remote configuration and documentation, depending on team preferences.
Typical project deliverables
A Jira engagement should produce a usable system, not only a set of configured screens. Deliverables can include a requirements model, project templates, workflow diagrams, permission schemes, automation rules, dashboards, migration plans and administrator guidance. Strong specialists also define naming conventions and ownership so the setup remains maintainable after handover.
What strong experts bring
Good Jira professionals understand both the product and the operating model around it. They ask how teams make decisions, distinguish useful controls from unnecessary complexity, and test changes with real users before broad rollout. Valuable adjacent knowledge includes agile facilitation, service management, reporting, API integration, data migration and change communication. Clear English is useful for distributed teams, while German can support local workshops in Leipzig.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Jira? Start with the answers below.
Jira is used to plan, track and report on work such as product delivery, software changes, incidents and internal requests. Jira Software is commonly used with Scrum or Kanban, while Jira Service Management focuses on structured service operations.
Jira offers deeper workflow control, issue relationships, permissions, reporting and integration options than many general task management tools. Trello can be simpler for visual task boards, Asana often suits broad project coordination, and Linear emphasizes a streamlined product workflow.
A strong Jira specialist may also understand agile planning, service management, Confluence, identity and access controls, REST APIs, automation and data migration. Experience with reporting and stakeholder workshops is useful when the work changes processes across several teams.
The need depends on the scope, number of teams, integrations and migration complexity. A small workflow adjustment may need focused product knowledge, while a company-wide rollout calls for a specialist who can design governance, test changes, document decisions and guide adoption.
Jira configuration, documentation, testing and most workshops can be handled remotely with clear access and communication routines. On-site sessions in Leipzig can still help when teams need process discovery, training or agreement on shared workflows.
Bring in a Jira specialist when workflows have become inconsistent, permissions are difficult to manage, reports no longer reflect reality or a migration carries operational risk. External expertise can also shorten the path from requirements to a tested, maintainable configuration.
Review whether the Jira setup reflects real working practices and remains understandable to its users. Ask for examples of workflow design, automation, migration planning, documentation and testing, then check whether the specialist explains trade-offs instead of adding configuration without a clear purpose.
Atlassian Jira is the product family name used by Atlassian, while Jira Software and Jira Service Management describe specific offerings within that family. In everyday searches, people often use Jira to mean the work tracking product, so the exact edition and required features should be confirmed before a project begins.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects is 96 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 768 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 72% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.9 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (19%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Retail (52%), and Automotive (43%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Leipzig, Germany who have used Jira in their recent projects are Information Technology (90%), Product Development (90%), and Project Management (81%).
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